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"I hope you know that… I have your back.”
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"I hope you know that… I have your back.”
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“I was shivering as I waved goodbye to my mother for the last time.”
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“I was shivering as I waved goodbye to my mother for the last time.”
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As seen on ABC News: Take One Small Step
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“Everybody wanted to be at our house.”
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“Everybody wanted to be at our house.”
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“She wasn’t like the mothers of my friends...she lived and breathed dancing.”
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“She wasn’t like the mothers of my friends...she lived and breathed dancing.”
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As Heard in Chicago

Listen to stories from our Chicago StoryBooth, then sign up to record your own virtual conversation with StoryCorps Chicago.

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"Mauricio was able to teach us to live in the moment... life is a party. Enjoy it."
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"Mauricio was able to teach us to live in the moment... life is a party. Enjoy it."
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“I thought “you know if you don't try, you’ll always regret it”. So I wrote her a letter…”

“I thought “you know if you don't try, you’ll always regret it”. So I wrote her a letter…”
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“I struggled with, maybe I should have stayed away.”
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“I struggled with, maybe I should have stayed away.”
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Making It

Making It

Get to Know StoryCorps

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An Introduction to StoryCorps from our Founder
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Stories to Lift Your Spirit

Living With Autism

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Listen to the experiences of people living with autism in their own words and through the stories of their loved ones.

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"I don’t know what I’d do without you, because I cannot stand being alone."
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"I don’t know what I’d do without you, because I cannot stand being alone."

Brothers Russell and Remmick Wadsworth talk about how they navigate adult life together as people with autism.
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Q & A

Q & A

12–year–old Joshua Littman, who has Asperger’s syndrome, asks his mom about animals, enemies, and what it’s like to be a parent.
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“We looked like a very scary situation coming in there. And we turned into a party people wanted to join.”
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“We looked like a very scary situation coming in there. And we turned into a party people wanted to join.”

Ellen Hughes speaks with Keith Miller, the hospital safety officer who helped her son when he had a violent reaction to a medication.
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“I remember sitting in the same exact spot for seven hours crying, and not one person approached me. Not one person made eye contact with me.”
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“I remember sitting in the same exact spot for seven hours crying, and not one person approached me. Not one person made eye contact with me.”

Russell Lehmann, who has autism, speaks with David Apkarian, an airline worker who helped him through an overwhelming day at the airport.